Seventh place Lake Central, (from left) sixth place Munster and fifth place Crown Point smile from the podium after receiving their awards for the 200 yard freestyle relay during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
The Crown Point (red caps) 400 yard relay team celebrates their second place win with first place winners Carmel (grey caps) during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. Crown Point swimmers from left are Mackenzie Artim, Racheal Bukowski, and Holly Schuster and Aly Tetzloff. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Chesterton's Julia Campbell swims to a fifth place finish in the 500 yard freestyle during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Winners of the 100 yard butterfly take the podium including (from left) Nikki Smith of Munster in fifith place, Vanessa Krause of Chesterton in fourth place and Aly Tetzloff of Crown Point in third place during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Munster's Nikki Smith (right) hugs Carmel's Katy Schlies after Smith finished first in the consolation heat during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. Smith ranked ninth overall in the event. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Munster's Mary Beth Blocher (center) and Carmel's Ariana Bullard (left) smile as they are awarded a tied fifth place next to Chesterton's Vanessa Krause who finished fourth in the 50 yard freestyle during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Lake Central's Tracilyn Muszalski competes in the consolation heat of the 200 yard freestyle during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Crown Point's Aly Tetzloff competes in the 100 yard butterfly during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. Tetzloff finished in third place overall. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
Lake Central's Tracilyn Muszalski competes in the 500 yard freestyle during IHSAA girls swimming state finals at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday February 9, 2013. Muszalski finished in seventh place. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
INDIANAPOLIS — Three teams from Northwest Indiana finished in the top eight at the IHSAA girls swimming state finals on Saturday. Indications are that the local results will only get better in the future, as several young swimmers showed glimpses of their long-term potential. Crown …